The “Water Problem”(<i>sic</i>), the Illusory Pond and Life’s Submarine Emergence—A Review
The assumption that there was a “water problem” at the emergence of life—that the Hadean Ocean was simply too wet and salty for life to have emerged in it—is here subjected to geological and experimental reality checks. The “warm little pond” that would take the place of the submarine alkaline vent...
Main Author: | Michael J. Russell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-05-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/5/429 |
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